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Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�breɪk�/, SAMPA|/"breIk@/
(US): AHD|br�ʹk�r, IPA|/�breɪk�/, SAMPA|/"breIk@`/
Etymology
break#Verb|to break + -er
Noun
en-noun
- Something that breaks.
- A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines
- The building in which such a machine is placed.
- A small cask of water kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck
- especially|in plural A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
- A breakdancer.
Synonyms
(something that breaks):
(machine for breaking rocks or coal):
(small cask of water in case of shipwreck):
(building containing such a machine):
(wave):
(breakdancer): B-boy (male), B-girl (female), breakdancer
Translations
trans-top|something that breaks
Finnish: murskaaja, murskain
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trans-top|machine for breaking rocks or coal
Finnish: murskain
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trans-top|building containing such a machine
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trans-top|small cask of water in case of shipwreck
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trans-top|wave
Finnish: hyökyaalto
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breakdancer
See breakdancer
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